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We just returned from spending a full week on Lake Norman, NC. I say on because we were on the water a great deal of the time. While there, we had dinner at Big Daddy's and were very glad we did. We found the food to be excellent, the quantity of the servings plentiful, service excellent, very clean and the prices also very reasonable.

Please be advised---this is NOT a "white tablecloth with crystal and sterling silver" type of place. It is a Sports type bar/restaurant that caters to the local folks who work hard and want a good meal with quick service, at a fair price.

If you are after 5 "Star" snootiness, do not come here. If you want a great meal that does not break the bank, this fits your needs perfectly.

In summary--we will be back on every trip to the Lake Norman area.

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Ask WrightInnBandBOwner about Big Daddy's of Lake Norman

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First, bring your appetite because you are immediately given a basket of hush puppies as soon as you sit down. They are almost impossible to stop eating. We had fresh salmon and mahi mahi and both were outstanding. I was a little disappointed that there was no local fresh fish offering that night, but what we ordered was great!! Our waitress was extremely friendly and attentive. It's a cool place to go and have a casual meal served by friendly staff.

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Ask Vince P about Big Daddy's of Lake Norman

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We have been visiting Big Daddy's for years and decided to finally do a review.Its an hour drive for us so we only go occasionally but wish it was closer because their food is great.My hubby always gets the Buffalo shrimp,it's his favorite and says its good every time.I have eaten their lobster,steaks and this time got the fried shrimp,which tasted very fresh. We opted for their onion rings as an appetizer which was GREAT! Their hush puppies are the best around and you can't stop eating them.lol I would highly recommend eating there.We don't eat Oysters but the Oyster bar always seems to be a favorite to people.I must add that the service was good and received our food quite quickly.

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Ask sheran59 about Big Daddy's of Lake Norman

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This place was great I had the special main lobster my son opted for claim s food was hot great clam chowder, great waitress great hostess even asked us how are meal was when we left and and I thought that was great I can see why the parking lot is full someone is hiring a great staff.

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Ask Debbie W about Big Daddy's of Lake Norman

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As large as this restaurant is, we decided to go on a Sunday after the planned visit to a provocatively named restaurant didn't pan out. Big Daddy's food was good quality standard fare. As the headline here says, no unpleasant surprises. We had the ribs - which my teen didn't like as well as some of the sauces he's tasted in MD but I thought were fine, the shrimp and grits - which my hubby had the leftovers of the generous portion for next day's lunch, I had the lobster and prime rib - which was huge and delicious, and my oldest son had the prime rib and snow crab legs - which he enjoyed. The portions were generous to the point of being huge, so we were able to have lunch from our dinners the next day. And I was pleasantly surprised with the wine - no great selections but good with our menu selections. Again, we went on Sunday when it wasn't crowded and super busy, so the service was good from the waitress and from the bar and kitchen. Definitely family friendly menu and atmosphere, and the price was reasonable.

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